Intestinal Microbiome Composition Changes after Heart Transplant

Alterations to the intestinal microbiome prior to bone marrow transplant (BMT) are associated with post-BMT mortality, and distinct compositional changes (increase in Firmicutes and decrease in Bacteroidetes) are present in adults with cardiovascular (CV) disease. We hypothesize that alterations to the intestinal microbiome occur in children after pediatric heart transplant (HTx).

Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J.A. Spinner, X. Chen, S.W. Denfield, W.J. Dreyer, S. Devaraj Tags: (1161) Source Type: research